Dexter

Population: 7,906
Median household income: $47,647
Median home value: $132,700

Dexter is a community in Stoddard County, Missouri, home to 7,906 residents. At $47,647, its median household income sits below Stoddard County's $54,067.

From 2019 to 2023, Dexter's population held roughly steady from 7,862 to 7,906, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $88,000 to $132,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,906
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,647
Median home value: $132,700
Median gross rent: $717
Housing units: 3,758
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8627,906

Median household income

$35,551$47,647

Median home value

$88,000$132,700

Median gross rent

$619$717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,862	$35,551	$88,000	$619
2020	7,867	$39,339	$85,400	$636
2021	7,947	$42,521	$91,100	$629
2022	7,910	$45,617	$125,000	$675
2023	7,906	$47,647	$132,700	$717

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	645	8.2%
5 to 17	1,408	17.8%
18 to 24	689	8.7%
25 to 34	840	10.6%
35 to 44	981	12.4%
45 to 54	796	10.1%
55 to 64	952	12.0%
65 to 74	798	10.1%
75 and over	797	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,278	92.1%
Black or African American	57	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	71	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	145	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	311	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	643	12.5%
High school graduate	2,351	45.5%
Some college or associate's	1,286	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	548	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	336	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,676	88.6%
Carpooled	144	4.8%
Public transit	9	0.3%
Walked	42	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	3.7%
Other means	39	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,044	35.9%
15 to 29 min	1,044	35.9%
30 to 44 min	532	18.3%
45 to 59 min	132	4.5%
60+ min	158	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 23.8% (1,829 of 7,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,932	61.6%
Nonfamily households	1,203	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,135	83.4%
Vacant	623	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,769	56.4%
Renter-occupied	1,366	43.6%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,855	76.0%
1-unit, attached	18	0.5%
2 to 4 units	656	17.5%
5 to 19 units	19	0.5%
20 or more units	97	2.6%
Mobile home & other	113	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2919396
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 36.7928, -89.9630